Resilience in the aftermath of war trauma: A critical review and commentary

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Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2014, Pages

  Litz, Brett T ^a,b  

^a VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Indicated prevention; Military trauma; Post traumatic stress disorder; Resilience

Indexed keywords

EID: 84906491427     PISSN: 20428898     EISSN: 20428901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsfs.2014.0008     Document Type: Review

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